A possible rival for the Copa América 2024 and an exotic country: who would world champion Argentina face in March?

The third star continues to be celebrated

.

After the celebration with millions of people in the streets of Buenos Aires, which received the

in Qatar 2022,

and company are expected to meet the people at the end of March when

returns to the country .

to play two friendlies in the FIFA window.

And two possible rivals are already appearing, not yet confirmed: one is a possible crossover of the Copa América 2024 and the other an exotic country for modern soccer.

The conversations exist and progress is being made on them to try to close the agreements to be able to have the first teams that the Senior Selection will face with the third star embroidered on the shield.

One of those matches will be on the River field, between March 22 and 23.

And the adversary for that first friendly engagement would be

.

Although in the AFA, as usual, they are handled with secrecy and will not confirm anything until the commitments are signed, in the Central American country the news is already reverberating since he will face Messi again after seven years (the last time was in the Copa América Centenario in 2016).

There are still issues to be resolved

.

For example, Panama has to request an authorization since it should play in two different confederations in the same week because on March 28 it will be measured against Costa Rica, which also belongs to Concacaf.

Argentina is part of Conmebol.

Both confederations recently sealed an agreement for the next Copa América, which will be in the United States in 2024.

Lionel Messi celebrates a goal against Panama in the Copa América Centenario 2016. Photo: EFE/Kamil Krzaczynskieeuu Erik Lamela lionel messi championship tournament copa america centenario 2016 soccer footballers match national team argentina panama

The second rival would be, if confirmed, more exotic

.

It is that there are talks with

, a small country in the North of South America.

It is located next to French Guiana and formerly had the name of Dutch Guiana.

He has already closed a crossing with Mexico and then he could play against the Argentina of Lionel Scaloni, who still has to sign his new contract.

Another issue that remains to be resolved is the setting for that second game, which would be on March 27 or 28.

There is a chance to play it in the Interior or that it will be played again in the Monumental.

The Suriname National Team prior to a duel against Mexico in June 2022. Photo: EFE/Víctor Cruz

In the coming weeks, they will seek to finish defining everything so that what will be a true light blue and white party takes shape that, of course, will have the World Cup won at the Lusail stadium against France as the main protagonist.

By then the continuity of the coach should already be resolved.

," said

, president of the AFA, in his last public appearance, in the official presentation of the candidacy for the 2030 World Cup together with Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile.

There is still a pending in-person conversation

that will take place when Scaloni returns to Argentina at the end of February or the beginning of March.

But, barring unforeseen events, they will shake hands to make the renewal official until 2026.

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